Im pretty sure the state has tried every formula possible. Each system has its pros and cons. If you play semi-finals, the purist say its to many games, to hard on the players. If you dont, then some say the best two teams dont make the finals or the best team may have one bad game and is now out with no chance to redeem themselves.
I say if your truly the best team, then it doesnt really matter what the schedule is or who you play. If your truly the best team, then you should win. Cuz if you lose (even on a bad day), then you werent truly the best team (you were one of the teams that had a chance to win state) but you couldnt get it done when it counted, so therefore, you cant say you were the best team. The team that beat you was the best team.
So we need to stop complaining(or that may be strong),(stop trying to always change it) about the format and what is fair and whats not. TSSA has done it every way possible with complainers every year no matter how its done. Just play the games and win them. That simple. and if you cant do that, then just say we werent good enough to win state. Dont blame the format. The format doesnt play offense for you and deosnt play defense for you. If you lose, you just lose. Congratulate the other team and work hard toward next year.